When my father was transferred to the Chicago area in the early 1980s, it would once again be time to change my sports allegiances to suit the new state I’d moved to. Having played Little League for a couple years before the move, I was particularly interested in baseball. Arriving…

If you happen to be a fantasy writer, you’re probably also a fantasy reader who’s undoubtedly familiar with George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire, which was adapted to the small screen for HBO’s wildly-successful Game of Thrones series, which now has its own spinoff. While earning…

As a fellow published author, I understand how daunting it can be to stand out when you’re trying to get your book into people’s hands. I have a solution for you, but let’s take a look at what you may be doing wrong first. If you’re not using social media…

It’s dark in the slumbering home, and he creeps from room to room. “This is my house.” His dark outline appears in a bedroom doorway, but the sleeping eyes inside don’t see him. He hesitates there, savoring the moment — taking a deep breath, releasing it slowly, quietly. …

Maynard James Keenan, 58-year-old frontman for the bands Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifer, has lived a charmed life for decades — at least in the eyes of his adoring fans. …